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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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